One of the most ubiquitous items of the 1960s and 1970s, the black light poster represented some of the most imaginative, colorful, and "out there" creativity of the period; Ultraviolet is the first book to ever celebrate this alternative art form. Daniel Donahue, an amateur historian of counterculture, has collected hundreds of vintage blacklight posters and chosen 69 of the best for this volume. Covering some of the more relevant subjects of the period, including Sex, Drugs, Rock ’N’ Roll, Earth Awareness, Black Power, and Astrology, Ultraviolet has been printed with flourescent inks so that the pages will actually glow under black light. This hip volume is a gift from the fifth dimension for anyone interested in alternative culture or graphic design.
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Daniel Donahue is an artist, designer, songwriter, and amateur historian and collector of counter-culture memorabilia. He lives in Brooklyn.
MGMT is an alternative neopsychedelic band based in Brooklyn. Their debut release, Oracular Spectacular, was named best album of 2008 by NME.
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Beautiful art from an era long passed,
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This book is simply a must have if you have any interest in ultraviolet psychedelic posters from the decades gone past. The quality of the binding is tops, and the colours literally leap off the page out at you, with even a nice (yet unexpected) foreword by MGMT. I highly recommend perusing it under a black light as well, you mind will quite simply, never be the same again...
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Amazing collection of black light art,
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I'm tempted (and probably will) buy another copy of this book to take apart and hang on the wall. The art is awesome and the colors jump off the page even without a black light nearby. I was even surprised to see a few images I recognized. I'm extremely happy with this purchase.
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Spectacular,
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The posters represented in this book look absolutely spectacular under 365nm UV light. It is now the pride and joy of my blacklight room.
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